Katkout
2006 2h 5m movie Film

Katkout

كتكوت

Synopsis

كتكوت

While escaping being forced to present himself for sacrifice to redeem his family, Katkout is discovered by a National Security Agency who find he bears a strong resemblance to Yousef Khoury, the international terrorist. He is then persuaded him to enter a training mission that will allow him to impersonate Yousef Khoury.

The 2005–2007 Other Asia Window

In the crowded 2005-2007 Other Asia release window, Katkout sits at #43 of 44. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. M for Mother
    #1

    M for Mother

    ★ 8.1 · 2006
  2. Fireworks Wednesday
    #2

    Fireworks Wednesday

    ★ 7.6 · 2006
  3. The Yacoubian Building
    #3

    The Yacoubian Building

    ★ 7.3 · 2006
  4. Iron Island
    #4

    Iron Island

    ★ 7.3 · 2005
  5. Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame
    #5

    Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame

    ★ 7.1 · 2007
  6. Chaos, This Is?
    #6

    Chaos, This Is?

    ★ 7.1 · 2007
  7. Tarek's Situation
    #7

    Tarek's Situation

    ★ 7.0 · 2006
  8. Bab'Aziz
    #8

    Bab'Aziz

    ★ 7.0 · 2005

The 2000s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Other Asia, 130 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Katkout premiered alongside 13 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 13 other Other Asia films in 2006.

The 191st Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).

Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).

Audience Engagement

18
Reviews
54th
Review-volume percentile
33rd
Popularity percentile

18 audience reviews — more than 54% of Other Asia films in our index.

Review volume (54th percentile) outruns trending popularity (33th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Reception Benchmarks

4.3
TMDB Rating
18
Audience Reviews
Polarizing
Critical Tier

Ranked #537 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (2nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -2.3 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Comedy productions specifically: #179 of 183 (top 98%).

Production Details

Primary CountryOther Asia
All Production CountriesEgypt
Original LanguageArabic
Production CompaniesAl-Masa Productions
Runtime2h 5m
Release DateAugust 8, 2006
IMDbtt1014079